Top-down construction is an essential skill all sweater designers should have. It’s also a bit polarising in the knitting pattern design world. Some people love it, and some absolutely hate it! But whichever camp you fall into, including top-down sweaters in your pattern offerings is a sensible choice. If you are reluctant to learn sweater construction from the top down, it’s actually holding you back as a knitting pattern designer.
Read MoreThere are lots of reasons why knitters struggle with following through on releasing their first knitting pattern, including confusion, frustration, lack of time or accountability. In this blog post, I will share the tips I’ve used to overcome those hurdles and get my knitting pattern designs out there so that you can do that too!
Read MoreOverwhelm is one of those sneaky emotions that creep in during the knitting pattern design process, and if you’re not careful, it can sabotage it. In this blog post, I’m sharing five tips to beat overwhelm so you can keep moving forward and get your patterns out into the hands of other makers!
Read MoreWondering how you can make time for designing knitting patterns when your life is already busy? Get my time management tips for knitting pattern designers.
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